Social Commentaries
Book XI, 288
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Social Commentaries
A barber and a tailor came to blows with each other, and soon the needles got the better of the razor.
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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book XI, 288.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/115/.
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